What always stuns me are vendors who state they know what their learners want, but in reality have no clue, because they themselves do not see the technology and its usage among the masses. Your end users make up that mass, and a statement I hear often is that people aren’t staying in the systems to fully benefit from it. The growing number of businesses leaving Microsoft Outlook to Internet e-mail is amazing. It is time to remove the blinders. MORE

So we are off to an excellent start with DevLearn. I was able to attend some sessions and keynotes and talked to lot’s of people. I try to spot the emerging trends at conferences like this, for this conference there are two. Acceptance for cloud based solutions is definitely growing, almost all the vendors have plans in that direction. TinCan will free us from this, it allows you to track and trace any learning experience, anywhere. MORE

The e-learning companies USA, have so many decisions to make when it comes to using authoring tools. However, since the tools cost so much, such organizations have to assess the future requirements of such software also. MORE

Most learning vendors tout their ‘expertise in instructional design’ as a key reason as to why we should engage them to produce learning content. I’ve re-worked the model to show: my domain is the workscape (the merger of work and learning, the learning ecosystem). But first … I have found that there is something about the QR Code generation we ought to know about; this is. It’s a good thing to witness, but slow as molasses in some circles. Questions to. MORE

When it comes to audio in eLearning, my experience strongly suggests that adding voiceover audio to your project enhances the learner experience. Does this mean that you need to hire professional voiceover talent? If you’ve got the budget, hiring professional talent is the best way to go. Nevertheless, there are times when you simply don’t want to use your own voice, and you cannot afford to hire professional talent. by Kevin Siegel, CTT, COTP. MORE

We strongly believe the #LCBQ offers an opportunity to have something online that's like a sophisticated cocktail party. Situated learning (learning within context in a community of practice) grows thanks to augmented mobile reality. Virtual classrooms and smart-boards are used in a more student-centered way (not putting all the attention to one person up-front=bad). open up exciting opportunities for people to access relevant information where and when they require it. MORE

When it comes to audio in eLearning, my experience strongly suggests that adding voiceover audio to your project enhances the learner experience. Does this mean that you need to hire professional voiceover talent? If you’ve got the budget, hiring professional talent is the best way to go. Nevertheless, there are times when you simply don’t want to use your own voice, and you cannot afford to hire professional talent. by Kevin Siegel, CTT, COTP. MORE

When it comes to audio in eLearning, my experience strongly suggests that adding voiceover audio to your project enhances the learner experience. Does this mean that you need to hire professional voiceover talent? If you’ve got the budget, hiring professional talent is the best way to go. Nevertheless, there are times when you simply don’t want to use your own voice, and you cannot afford to hire professional talent. by Kevin Siegel, CTT, COTP. MORE

The argument that you have to spend over 50K to find a sweet LMS is totally bogus. These are folks who are going to use your system. This does not mean that anyone who has more than 5,000 users should be a system in the low cost mode, but rather these systems are definitely suited to this business size. The variance of UIs from slick to yucky exist in this market, but don’t despair – awful UIs can be had in systems that run over 100K. MORE